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Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker during the DStv Premiership match between Cape Town City and Stellenbosch FC at Athlone Stadium  in Cape Town.
Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker during the DStv Premiership match between Cape Town City and Stellenbosch FC at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.
Shaun Roy

Stellenbosch head coach Steve Barker has described the referee's display as "one of the worst" he's ever seen after the loss to Kaizer Chiefs.

Chiefs got an early lead after Ashley Du Preez converted a penalty and the Cape Winelands side were reduced to ten men moments later after goalkeeper Sage Stephens was red-carded for handling a ball that was heading towards goal out of the box.

Keagan Dolly then doubled their lead for Amakhosi and although Ibraheem Jabaar reduced the deficit for Stellies early in the second stanza, Chiefs held on to clinch their fourth consecutive win.

Read | Du Preez & Dolly extends Chiefs' winning run

However, Barker questioned why an opposition player always gets red-carded against Amakhosi and felt most decisions went against his side.

"Unfortunately it's not often that I get upset as I am. We don't get given enough time to cool down so I'm gonna tell it is as it is," Barker said on SuperSport TV.

"I think Kaizer Chiefs they must have practice sessions they get ten players more than any other club because that seems like that's all they play against.

"Ten men at training and penalties, that's all. So for me it was one of the worst refereeing I've ever witnessed. So many free-kicks and tackles against but we never got one," he fumed.

"How many free-kicks around the box did Kaizer Chiefs get? Seven, eight, nine, how many did we get? Not one. When you get a red card, down a man, what can I say? Boys came back second-half, unlucky not to get a point but ja it's unfortunate."

Barker eventually calmed down and went on to say that from their second-half performance, he felt they deserved a draw.

"It's difficult to play away from home against a big crowd, against a good team and then you go down a man and decisions go against you, so what can I say? I can be proud of the second-half, I thought first-half we were too passive, we didn't play with enough aggression, enough intensity," he continued.

"And second-half I thought we put on a good effort, yes they had their chances but ja unfortunately I felt we deserved maybe to get a point from the game," he added.

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